Neonate Learning Deterioration Following Maternal Inflammation.

(A) Learning abilities of the NS group improved significantly between the first and the third months in almost every block (each block composed of 10 tests). (B) The LPS group exhibited no significant improvement in learning abilities with time. LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NS, normal saline; 1M, 1 month of age; 3M, 3 months of age. Reprinted from Lamhot et al.,²³ Copyright (2015), with permission from Elsevier.

Asterisks (*): Significance (P<0.05) in the learning abilities, examined by the avoidance test in each block between 1 and 3 months.

Blocks (X Axis): Each test comprised 7 blocks of 10 stimulus cycles each. Tests were administered to each rat at 1 and 3 months.

Avoidance (Y Axis): Number of positive avoidance responses in each block.